In celebration of Black History Month 2023, the W. Crimm Singers AKA Wakanda Chorale will present From These Pews: A Celebration of Artistry from the Black Church! This program will highlight various musical traditions of the Black church as well as the some of the notable performers that have come out of these sacred spaces. From concert works to soul classics and everything in between, experience the rich cadre of song reared in the African American worship experience. Join us in-person or online on Sunday, February 12th, 3pm at the historic Wightman Chapel At The Scarritt Bennett Center. The concert…
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he Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) – Memphis Field Office and the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) are warning Tennesseans about phone calls that spoof the U.S. Marshals Service phone number. These imposter scams involve individuals claiming to be U.S. marshals, court officers, or other law enforcement officials. The FBI defines this type of scam as government impersonation fraud, in which criminals impersonate government officials in an attempt to collect money. According to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), in 2021, Tennesseans reported being victims of government impersonation scams with losses totaling $1,053,487. These calls are fraudulent; any legitimate law enforcement officer…
NASHVILLE — Directly following a House committee vote Tuesday on a Republican bill to reduce the size of the Metro Nashville Council, Sen. Charlane Oliver, D-Nashville, and local elected officials will host a press conference to call for an end to the legislature interfering with city affairs. House Bill 48, which would cut the size of Nashville’s council by at least half, is scheduled for a vote Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in the House Local Government Committee. Sen. Oliver, other state lawmakers and council members in the Nashville Metropolitan Minority Caucus will address this legislation and other actions by G.O.P.…
Nashville, TN – A group of outraged and concerned Nashville parents have joined the Statewide Organizing for Community Empowerment’s statewide campaign to change the third grade retention law. The Nashville component of the campaign is encouraging parents of public school children in grades third and below, as well as any concerned Nashville residents, to join a Town Hall on Wednesday, February 8 at 6:30 pm at Woodbine United Methodist Church. The town hall will educate families about how the law will affect them, discuss the amendments to change the law, and mobilize parents to urge lawmakers to fix this punishing…
NASHVILLE — Tennessee Senate Democratic leaders issued a statement following Gov. Bill Lee’s State of the State address, which took place tonight. Sen. Raumesh Akbari, Senate minority leader: We are glad to see an emphasis on tax cuts for small business owners, the conservation of our natural resources, and some targeted investments in maternity care, children and state workers. But most of the new money in this budget is long overdue. They’re putting out fires that have been growing for a decade. State government has to break its bad habit of waiting until a crisis emerges to make meaningful changes.…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)- The Health is Wealth Weekend on Feb 10th at the Nashville Westin, The Black Enterprise Health is Wealth Weekend is a day event we are curating as a fun, uplifting and life-affirming opportunity for attendees to learn lifestyle changes and strategies to improve their physical fitness, daily nutrition, emotional wellness and mental health, with the ultimate goal of gaining health equity for Black individuals, families and communities. Gain key strategies for everything from managing stress and achieving a healthy bodyweight, to protecting your mental wellness—because health is wealth! learn the latest tips, tools, and trends to help you…
Gov. Lee Delivers 2023 State of the State Address – ‘Tennessee: Leading the Nation’ Monday, February 06, 2023 | 05:34pm NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee delivered his fifth State of the State address and presented budget and legislative priorities for the upcoming year to a joint session of the General Assembly and fellow Tennesseans. Key highlights are noted below, and the full speech as prepared for delivery can be found here. A Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget overview can be found here. “Tennessee is leading the nation as a guiding light for opportunity, security and freedom,” said Lee. “I’m proud to propose…
By Gina Fann MTSU News Two pairs of the music industry’s best “ears,” trained at Middle Tennessee State University, will be hearing plenty of congratulations as they figure out the best locations for their newly acquired Grammy Awards for engineering two spectacular albums. Both Brandon Bell and Tony Castle, graduates of MTSU’s internationally recognized Department of Recording Industry, have already won Grammys for their expertise in getting records to sound right. At the 65th annual Grammy Awards Sunday night in Los Angeles, they added to their collections: Bell received the best Americana album award for engineering Brandi Carlile’s “In These…
Los Angeles–The 65th Grammy Awards kicked off with a historic win by TSU Aristocrat of Bands, who took home the award for ‘Best Roots Gospel Album’ for The Urban Hymnal. This marks the first time a collegiate marching band has received a nomination and won in this category in Grammy history.” The Urban Hymnal was co-produced by renowned songwriter and producer Dallas Austin, Sir the Baptist, and TSU Professor Larry Jenkins. During his speech, Professor Jenkins acknowledged the hard work of his students, saying “Your hard work and dedication created the pen that allowed you to write your own page…
Chattanooga, Tenn. — Hamilton County Schools Deputy Superintendent Dr. Sonia Stewart has been selected as part of the seventh cohort of Future Chiefs by the national organization Chiefs for Change. Chiefs for Change operates on the premise that bold, sustained leadership is critical in order to have a highly effective education system that meets the needs of all students. Members of the organization lead state and district education systems that together include approximately seven million students, 410,000 teachers, and 11,500 schools. The Future Chiefs program is building a pipeline of talented and diverse educators who are ready to lead state and…